crack open

• Rhymes: -əʊpən

crack open (third-person singular simple present cracks open, present participle cracking open, simple past and past participle cracked open)

1. (informal) To open (a bottle, can, etc. of drink, especially alcoholic drink), especially in order to celebrate; also extended to other packaged items.

   Let's crack open a few beers and get the party started.

   After Christmas dinner we cracked open a box of chocolates.

2. (informal) To start reading (a book).
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see crack,‎ open.

   I cracked open the fossilised rock with a hammer.